Retrofit - Service
Commander, Air Combat
Command fighter pilot

General Hal M. Hornburg was born December 7, 1945 in Corsicana, Texas. He was a four star U.S. Air Force general and commander, Air Combat Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and Air Component Commander for U.S. Joint Forces Command and U.S. Northern Command.

General Hornburg entered the Air Force in 1968 as a graduate of Texas A&M University's ROTC program. He has commanded at all levels of flight, squadron, wing, numbered air force and major command. He also commanded a composite fighter wing during Operation Desert Storm and the first Air Force composite wing during the services reorganization in 1991-1992.

General Hornburg directed air operations over Bosnia, commanded the Joint Warfighting Center, served on the Joint Staff, and directed operations at Headquarters U.S. Air Force. He also has served as Tactical Air Command's F-15 demonstration pilot for the East Coast, as Air Force Liaison Officer to the U.S. Senate, and as Chief of the Air Force Colonels' Group.

Prior to assuming command of Air Combat Command, Hornburg commanded Air Education and Training Command.

The general is a command pilot with more than 4,400 flight hours.

His medals include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, US Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters, Distinguished Flying Cross with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Air Medal with nine oak leaf clusters, Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Air Force Commendation Medal, Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two bronze stars, Vietnam Service Medal with four bronze stars.

He retired from the Air Force on January 1, 2005